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Bockhampton Bridge – Rhododendron Mile loop from Broadmayne

Bockhampton Bridge – Rhododendron Mile loop from Broadmayne

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Bockhampton Bridge – Rhododendron Mile loop from Broadmayne

01:34

32.4km

320m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 28, 2026

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Dorset National Landscape

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Start point

Bus stop

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4.82 km

West Stafford Village

Highlight • Pub

Many know the village as the home of (and suffix to the name of) Oscar-winning Gosford Park screenwriter, Julian Kitchener-Fellowes, Baron Fellowes of West Stafford.

Thomas Hardy fans will know …

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5.52 km

View of Stafford House, Home of Lord Fellowes

Highlight • Monument

considered to be one of the best examples of Stuart architecture in Dorset built in 1633 by Dorchester merchant John Gould on the site of Everards Manor in the vanished village of Frome Billet.

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6.25 km

Bockhampton Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

lovely humped back bridge over the River Frome

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9.39 km

Catch this at the right time of the year and you'll understand why it's called Rhododendron Mile. A rolling road that cuts through Puddletown Forest, you'll fall in love with Southern Dorset's countryside.

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23.2 km

Greys Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

Carries London Road over the River Frome towhich stood a few hundred feet to the north. Two metal plaques threaten transportation for life for anyone found guilty of wilfully damaging …

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24.0 km

Dorchester (Casterbridge in Thomas Hardy's Novels)

Highlight • Historical Site

One of the best preserved towns in the UK, Dorchester (AKA Casterbridge if you're Thomas Hardy) is beautiful.

There's historic buildings on either side of you, narrow streets and some …

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24.0 km

Dorset Museum

Highlight • Historical Site

dorsetmuseum.org
Renovated and modernised mid 2021. Much improved. Usually has an exhibition as well as the five galleries. And a rather good Taste cafe.
Somewhere to put some calories back in and take in some culture.

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24.9 km

Market Café in Dorchester

Highlight • Cafe

32.4 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

26.0 km

4.64 km

938 m

672 m

121 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

21.8 km

10.6 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (120 m)

Lowest point (40 m)

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Wednesday 8 July

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Bockhampton Bridge – Rhododendron Mile loop from Broadmayne

West Stafford Village

View of Stafford House, Home of Lord Fellowes

Bockhampton Bridge

Rhododendron Mile

Greys Bridge

Dorchester (Casterbridge in Thomas Hardy's Novels)

Dorset Museum

Market Café in Dorchester

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